14th Feb 2004 Kilmarnock 2 Partick Thistle 1 (Scottish Premier League - game 24)

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Match Information

			Jim Jefferies		Derek Whyte			35y, 5m, 14d
					Gerry Britton			33y, 3m, 25d
					Andy Ross
					Jean-Yves Anis
David Lilley (1-1, 55 mins); Kris Boyd (1-2, 58 mins)					Stephane Bonnes (1-0, 52 mins)
Gordon Greer; Gary Locke
Rhian Dodds (Kris Boyd, HT); Gary McSwegan (Craig Dargo, 75 mins); Stevie Murray (James Fowler, 89 mins)					Stephane Bonnes (Andy Thomson, 69 mins); James Grady (Ricky Waddell, 82 mins)
			François Dubourdeau		Kenny Arthur			25y, 2m, 7d
			former Jag David Lilley		Ian Ross			29y, 5m, 18d
			Garry Hay		Grant Murray			28y, 5m, 16d
			Barry McLaughlin		Stephane Bonnes			25y, 11m, 19d
			Gordon Greer		Gerry Britton			33y, 3m, 25d
			Gary Locke		David Rowson			27y, 5m, 0d
			former Jag Martin Hardie		John Paul McBride			25y, 2m, 17d
			Eric Skora		James Grady			32y, 11m, 0d
			future Jag Stevie Murray		Andy Ross			21y, 4m, 27d
			Rhian Dodds		Billy Gibson			22y, 6m, 13d
			Gary McSwegan		Adrian Madaschi			21y, 7m, 3d
								26y, 8m, 5d
			Colin Meldrum		Jamie Langfield			24y, 1m, 23d
			James Fowler		Daniele Chiarini			24y, 10m, 3d
			Gary McDonald		Andy S. Gibson			21y, 11m, 12d
			future Jag Craig Dargo		Ricky Waddell			23y, 0m, 10d
			Kris Boyd		Andy Thomson			32y, 10m, 13d

Match Report

TTA report

Yet again Thistle scored 1st against 3rd bottom Kilmarnock and lost. Chances were few in a very poor first half. Bonnes scored (52) then he blazed over a minute later. It was costly because 6 minutes later Thistle were 2-1 down, ex-JAG Lilley scoring the first. Sub Thomson almost levelled with his 1st touch (79).

Media report

14-Feb-2004, bbc.com

Kilmarnock came from a goal behind to leave Partick Thistle marooned at the foot of the Scottish Premier League. The game came to life in a six-minute spell after the break. Stephane Bonnes slotted the ball home to give Thistle the lead, only for former Firhill defender David Lilley to flick in the equaliser. Kris Boyd, who had come on at half-time, nodded Killie's winner as the Ayrshire side pulled 12 points clear of the Glasgow outfit. Thistle had made just one change after their 5-2 win over Livingston in midweek, Andy Ross coming in for Jean-Yves Anis, who had suffered a back injury. The home side made four changes to the side defeated by Rangers in midweek. James Fowler, Gary McDonald, Colin Nish and Danny Invincibile were out and Gary Locke, Gary McSwegan, Martin Hardie and Stephen Murray came in.

John Paul McBride had an early chance for Thistle but headed weakly into the arms of goalkeeper Francois Dubourdeau at the back post. But it was Killie who were exerting the pressure and there were cries for a penalty when Rhian Dodds' effort appeared to come off Ross's arm. Adrian Madaschi saved Thistle with a last-ditch clearance to deny Barry McLaughlin. Killie squandered a chance, when Eric Skora fired a ball into the crowded box only for McLaughlin to stab his shot well wide of the target. Stephen Murray supplied a pass for Dodds two minutes before the break and the midfielder bulleted a shot at goal only to be denied by a superb block from goalkeeper Kenny Arthur.

A Grady shot seemed to be dipping under the crossbar until Killie goalkeeper Dubourdeau managed to claw the effort clear shortly after the break. Partick did manage to take the lead after 51 minutes, when Gerry Britton's initial shot was blocked by the Killie defence, only for the ball to break to the feet of Bonnes to score. The equaliser came when Boyd met Skora's cross on the goal-line before cutting back into the path of Lilley for him to slip the ball home after 55 minutes. Skora's free-kick then picked out Boyd at the back post and the Killie striker got a touch to divert the ball home from 12 yards.

Video Highlights

(credit: BBC Scotland )

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Stats Watch

● 23-year-old Ricky Waddell plays his last game for Thistle.

● Stephane Bonnes scores his last goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 12 away League games without a win; 16th Aug 2003 to date. (Longest run since: 17 games; 16th Sep 1989 to 25th Aug 1990. Club-record: 26 games; 20th Mar 1935 to 29th Aug 1936.)

● 23 consecutive competitive appearances for Grant Murray, 20th Sep 2003 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: David Lilley - 30 games, 2nd Nov 2002 to 16th Aug 2003. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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